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Gray card

A neutral gray reference for setting exposure and white balance.

What is gray card?

A gray card is a precisely colored neutral gray target (18% reflectance) used to set accurate exposure and white balance. Photographing a gray card under your lighting conditions gives a reference point for color correction in post-processing, ensuring accurate product colors.

Pro tips

Include a gray card shot at the start of each product session

Use gray card reference to batch-correct white balance

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